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Directive on Consumer Rights

Preamble
Recitals 67
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER, DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - CONSUMER INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTS OTHER THAN DISTANCE OR OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS (Article 5) 1
Chapter III - CONSUMER INFORMATION AND RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL FOR DISTANCE AND OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS (Article 6-16) 13
Chapter IIIA - Rules concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance (Article 16a-16e) 5
Chapter IV - OTHER CONSUMER RIGHTS (Article 17-22) 6
Chapter V - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 22a-30) 10
Chapter VI - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 31-35) 5
Annexes 2
- Annex I - Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal
- Annex II
Amending acts 4

trader

Defined in Article 2, Directive on Consumer Rights

Definitions over time (1)

01/07/2018 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Directive on Consumer Rights Scope: Whole act

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘trader’ means any natural person or any legal person, irrespective of whether privately or publicly owned, who is acting, including through any other person acting in his name or on his behalf, for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession in relation to contracts covered by this Directive;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 2(2) Historical · definitions end 01/07/2018

Used in (310 places in 61 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Directive on Consumer Rights (310 in 61)

Recital 5 · Recital 6² · Recital 7² · Recital 8 · Recital 16² · Recital 19 · Recital 20⁶ · Recital 21¹⁰ · Recital 22⁵ · Recital 23 · Recital 24³ · Recital 28 · Recital 33² · Recital 34³ · Recital 35 · Recital 36⁶ · Recital 39² · Recital 43 · Recital 44³ · Recital 45⁴ · Recital 46³ · Recital 48² · Recital 49 · Recital 50³ · Recital 51 · Recital 52¹¹ · Recital 53² · Recital 54³ · Recital 55³ · Article 1 · Article 2²² · Article 3¹⁰ · Article 5⁸ · Article 6²⁵ · Article 6a³ · Article 7⁸ · Article 8¹⁴ · Article 9³ · Article 10² · Article 11⁴ · Article 11a⁴ · Article 13¹⁶ · Article 14¹³ · Article 16⁹ · Article 16a³³ · Article 16b³ · Article 16c¹⁰ · Article 16d³ · Article 16e³ · Article 18⁷ · Article 19² · Article 20² · Article 21² · Article 22³ · Article 22a · Article 24⁶ · Article 26² · Article 29 · Article 32 · Article 33 · Annex I²